On Good Friday, hundreds of people flock to West Point in Bermuda from around the world. People spend the day flying kites, listening to live music, dancing, playing cricket and eating homemade fish... More > cakes and hot cross buns. This yearly tradition was started in the early 1950s by Billy and "Mimi" West and is now carried on by their son and his wife, Blake and Jenny West. This photo book was created as a way to express gratitude towards the West family for hosting this party each year.
This year’s "Good Friday at West Point 2012" book includes photographs taken by Melanie Fiander, Roger “Cloud” Hannant, Gillian Henderson, Jennifer Brookes, Chris & Andrea Kulmala, Robbie & Jenny Lightbourn and Nicola Murdoch-Muirhead.
This publication was edited by Melanie Fiander, Professor of Photography at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division. Fiander runs her own freelance photography business, Fiander Foto, and is the founder and curator of the Fiander Film Festival.< Less

CREATE Common Ground is the result of a partnership between the Carl Small Town Center (CSTC) at the School of Architecture at Mississippi State University and the CREATE Foundation... More > (http://www.createfoundation.com) that began in 1998. It is the partnership’s belief that the greatest impediment to community development is the community’s ability to identify and understand the impact of the built environment on the quality of life. Each year, a community in Northeast Mississippi is selected from a pool of applicants to participate in the CREATE Common Ground class. This year, the City of West Point was selected by the CSTC and the CREATE Foundation. Three fourth year students, Michelle Gaerlan, Paul Purser and Edward Yeatman opted to become involved in this service-learning class, taught by Cari Varner.< Less

Observations on the History and Evidences of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ by – Gilbert West (1703–1756) Observations on the Conversion and Apostleship of Paul by – George... More > Lyttelton (1709–1773)< Less

Launching his war on terror, Bush galloped, accompanied by his faithful sidekick, Tony Blair, to create a different version of Bush the father’s post-Soviet New World Order, where, in Winston... More > Churchill’s words: the principles of justice and fair play...protect the weak against the strong — or was it the other way around? Spurred on by the encouragement of the West’s compelling leaders, many determined men grasped the chance that destiny had unexpectedly thrust upon them. Michael Fitzwilliams was one of them, his dream was that of transforming his relatively modest bank into a global finance and investment institution, with quite naturally a deserving place in the adrenaline driven heart of the London’s square mile.< Less

Martians plan a secret invasion of the Earth using The Invading Asteroid. In the year 3000 A.D., West Point and the Earth are going to be invaded by Martians, intent on taking over the planet. Can... More > Garr Devlin, an Underworlder, and Nola Rakkam, daughter of the commandant of West Point, defeat the Martians?< Less

WEST POINT, 3000 A.D.—It was a sorry day indeed for Earth when she admitted Martian cadets to West Point for training. Garr Devlin was a denizen of the Underways, and to the Martian cadets, his... More > entrance into West Point was the signal for war on Earth. Soon, he finds himself trapped in the Underways as Martian revolt flames, and he discovers the real meaning of West Point honor and of a thousand years of tradition.
THE INVADING ASTEROID—They were in Terrestrial uniform, but did not look like the sternest of warriors. A year ago they had been students together at the International University in St. Louis, looking forward to graduation in 2675. But 2675 was here, and already they had participated in the bitter conflicts that marked the beginnings of the was between Earth and Mars.
Originally published in Amazing Stories in 1940 and Science Fiction Series #15 in 1932.< Less

WEST POINT, 3000 A.D.—It was a sorry day indeed for Earth when she admitted Martian cadets to West Point for training. Garr Devlin was a denizen of the Underways, and to the Martian cadets, his... More > entrance into West Point was the signal for war on Earth. Soon, he finds himself trapped in the Underways as Martian revolt flames, and he discovers the real meaning of West Point honor and of a thousand years of tradition.
THE INVADING ASTEROID—They were in Terrestrial uniform, but did not look like the sternest of warriors. A year ago they had been students together at the International University in St. Louis, looking forward to graduation in 2675. But 2675 was here, and already they had participated in the bitter conflicts that marked the beginnings of the was between Earth and Mars.
Originally published in Amazing Stories in 1940 and Science Fiction Series #15 in 1932.< Less

This family history examines the ancestors and descendants of the Hara family of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The starting reference points are siblings Ruth Winchester Hara (1911-1998),... More > Elizabeth Jarvis Hara Wilson (1912-1998), and Edward Phelps Hara (1915-1960).< Less

This publication covers the epic Battle of Point Pleasant, contains an extensive roster and includes over 100 biographical sketches of the men who participated in the battle.
The author, Livia Nye... More > Simpson-Poffenbarger, was a newspaper publisher, activist and founder of a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Despite criticism from some historians that the Battle of Point Pleasant was the last in the colonial frontier wars, the author created a campaign for Point Pleasant that, ultimately, led to the establishment of the Tu-Endie-Wei State Park and the erection of the monument at the battle site. Her efforts also secured a resolution from Congress, which officially named Point Pleasant as the first battle of the Revolutionary War.< Less

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